Quotes and Sayings By South Koreans

Just like anyone else, I want privacy at times, but I understand that I am a celebrity.

Anyone • Celebrity • I Am • Like • Privacy • Times • Understand • Want

I have to say I really was surprised on my first world tour. It was amazing to see what we've always dreamed of, right before our eyes.

Amazing • Eyes • First World • Right • Say • See • World

I would only create clothes myself if I felt I could do something really different – create a new style subculture for my generation – and that is very ambitious.

Clothes • Different • Felt • Generation • Myself • New • Something • Style • Style Subculture

Interestingly, when I look at pictures of me when I was five or six years old, I think I look pretty stylish.

Interestingly • Look • Me • Old • Pictures • Six Years • Stylish • Think

I always think today is better than yesterday, and tomorrow is better than today.

Always • Better • Think • Today • Tomorrow • Yesterday

I think the confidence that I have right now is something that was created by the fans who love me.

Confidence • Fans • Love • Love Me • Me • Something • Think

I want to have freedom with everything I do.

Everything • Freedom • Want

Carpe diem, you know.

Whatever I like, even after a long time, I still like it. And I reminisce about the moment when I first heard it. That's what I love. Just remembering those moments.

First • Long • Love • Moment • Moments • Time • Whatever

In order to keep my creativity alive, I just try to enjoy life to the fullest.

Creativity • Enjoy • Enjoy Life • Fullest • Life • Order • Try

It doesn't matter what kind of clothes you put on: if you're a stylish individual, you're going to preserve that.

Clothes • Individual • Kind • Stylish • You

Kwon Ji Yong is searching for the comfort and reliable people that G-Dragon doesn't have offstage.

Comfort • GDragon • Kwon Ji Yong • Offstage • People • Reliable • Searching

We are Korean, so obviously they call our music K-pop. But we never thought of our music as K-pop. Our music is just our music.

Call • Just • Kpop • Music • Music Kpop • Never • Obviously • Our • Thought

I would write down the lyrics to 'C.R.E.A.M.' in Korean – not translating it, but phonetically writing out each word. I didn't know what they were saying, so I would just write everything down as I heard it. I would recite it and imitate it like that. That's how I started to write my own raps.

Down • Each Word • Everything • Know • Lyrics • My Own • Own • Phonetically • Raps • Saying • Writing

There are albums that I like because of specific songs, but then there are albums that I like as a complete body of work. 'Ghetto Fabolous' is an album I lived with daily.

Album • Albums • Body • Daily • Ghetto • Ghetto Fabolous • Like • Lived • Songs • Specific • Work

As a rapper, I was heavily influenced by American rap albums. But for songs that are more melody-driven, I get my inspiration from Korean albums.

Albums • American • Inspiration • Melodydriven • More • Rap • Rapper • Songs

When I was still a student, I came out of a performing arts high school, and the female students who were doing traditional dance and ballet were so beautiful. They were beautiful, starting from their postures.

Arts • Beautiful • Dance • Doing • Female Students • High • Performing • Postures • School • Student

European style is classic, with its own color, and to me, it always feels chic.

Always • Chic • Classic • Color • European Style • Me • Own • Style

When I wear Chanel, I feel like I'm not just wearing clothes: I'm wearing Chanel.

Chanel • Clothes • Feel • Just • Like • Wear • Wearing

I will keep – try – to be, like, on a new level every day.

Day • Every Day • Level • Level Every • New • Try • Will

The sights you can find here in Paris are second to none.

Find • Here • Paris • Second • Sights • You

You have to believe in yourself, challenge yourself, and push yourself until the very end; that's the only way you'll succeed.

Believe • Believe In Yourself • Challenge • Way • Yourself

You can't explain Chanel. It's a verb.

Chanel • Explain • Verb • You

Americans might not understand, but within Korea, Big Bang was one of the first artists to make their own production. We have our own interpretation of our own songs. We do our own thing.

Americans • Artists • Bang • Big • First • Interpretation • Korea • Own • Production • Songs • Thing • Understand

I have a very small physique, so it's a little hard to find suits that really fit me well. I have to wear sizes that are really skinny.

Find • Hard • Little • Me • Sizes • Skinny • Small • Small Physique • Suits

I want a daughter no matter what.

Daughter • Matter • Want

Musical success depends on how much you enjoy it and how much you are willing to put in. Luck must follow, too.

Depends • Enjoy • Follow • Luck • Much • Musical • Success • Willing • You

I want to have daughter, and if I do, I want to make sure she learns ballet.

Ballet • Daughter • Make • She • Sure • Want

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

Future • Graduation • High School • Korea • School • Singer • Sure

I occasionally rapped along to some homegrown Korean rap. And then a friend introduced me to Wu-Tang and played me 'Enter the 36th Chambers.' It was very shocking. And then I started to look for different albums. This was pre-Internet, so it's hard to find the music, and it was even harder to find music videos.

Different Albums • Find • Friend • Hard • Harder • Homegrown • Look • Me • Music • PreInternet • Th Chambers • Videos

I was about nine years old when I first heard Wu-Tang's 'C.R.E.A.M.' Before that, I didn't know anything about rap or hip-hop. I was just into Korean pop.

Anything • First • Hip-Hop • Know • Nine Years • Old • Rap • Years